Many gifted students, due to their higher sensitivities have difficulty ignoring complex situations.
Resilience is rarely innate – it is a learnt behaviour.
Resilience is cultivated when the children hear the school & teacher being talked about positively.
When the child is praised for their interests and strengths and who they are (personality) this can give them confidence to believe in who they are – not focus on their underachievement or boredom at school.
What you can do:
- Talk positively about the school environment with your child whilst listening to their problems.
- Talk to the school and your child’s teachers as often as you need to – we need to work together.
- Find others in the community that have similar interests. Mentoring and group work with like minded individuals help gifted students to flourish.
- Try to deal with any issues in a positive manner.
- Nurture your child’s inner resources (what they are good at – sewing, reading, researching, building etc)
- Help your child to focus on the present – focus on each day and what can be achieved in that day rather than worrying about making it through the whole year. Focus on one good thing that happened during the day rather than focus on the negative.
Contact me if you are interested in school PD sessions for parents and teachers.
vanessaryanrendall@gmail.com
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